Journal
YEAST
Volume 36, Issue 10, Pages 617-631Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/yea.3430
Keywords
ascomycetous yeasts; basidiomycetous yeasts; diversity; fruit trees; soil; yeasts
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- Scientific Grant Agency of Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of Slovak Republic [VEGA 2/0017/18, VEGA 2/0058/16]
- Slovak Academy of Sciences [VEGA 2/0017/18, VEGA 2/0058/16]
- Slovak Research and Development Agency [APVV-15-0744]
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Yeasts are common constituents of different types of soil. Their diversity depends on the season, the type and depth of the soil, the plant species, and the locality. In this study, diversity of yeasts isolated from the soil adjacent to five fruit trees (apple, appricot, peach, pear, and plum) in two localities (in Slovakia) in four sampling periods was examined. Our results demonstrated differences in the species richness and evenness among the yeast populations, which inhabited the soil beneath individual fruit tree species in both localities. Altogether, 32 ascomycetous and 27 basidiomycetous yeast species were discovered. The highest species richness was found in the soil adjacent to the apricot trees. Galactomyces candidum, Metschnikowia pulcherrima, Hanseniaspora uvarum, Schwanniomyces capriottii, and Tausonia pullulans, as well as the genus Apiotrichum, were present in soil samples in all samplings. Two species of the genus Holtermanniella (H. festucosa and H. takashimae) were exclusively isolated during Sampling IV in April. Cyberlindnera spp., Clavispora reshetovae, S. capriottii, and Trichosporon asahii were found only in one of two localities. Ascomycetous yeasts were present more frequently than their basidiomycetous counterparts in the three samplings (one in June and two in October); they formed from 65.6% to 70.8% of the total yeast population, whereas basidiomycetous yeasts prevailed in the April sampling (61.2%).
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